Spirit

Spirit 15/10/25 Spirit is an ex-riding school horse and is enjoying his life as a sole owned horse. He is doing well in all disciplines and was seen for maintenance. His weight is good, he is carrying a little excess over the stomach, h=but his overall stature and build is showing a reduced amount of muscle mass and strength which could be improved. His sadle was checked and is slipping right and is narrow on his withers. It has good balance and bearing though. Gait Assessment: Some right hind stiffness and evidence of mallanders/mites which can contribute to soreness. Rhythmical and even walk and trot with good fot placement. His right forelimb is toe in and restricted which may indicate some arthritic changes here. The foot could be balanced better as he is due for his trim and with the bruising on the lateral wall and patches of chipped or cracked hoof could also cause unbalanced steps to be taken. Palpation: Good neck mobility left, a little restricted to the right, shoulders are low tone and bulk, back is lacking in topline and more core engagement is needed to lift the back and promote good back strength, the lack of ability to do this may be caused by the pinching saddle. All muscles and mobility is good, his left hind was restricted coming forwards due to old scar injury. This was aided with ultrasound to help break up some scar tissue and aid mobility. Exercises [A person bending over a horse AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [A horse stretching exercises AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [A close-up of a text AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [A close up of a horse's stomach AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [A diagram of a horse riding scheme AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [A horse and a horse with poles AI-generated content may be incorrect.]